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Christopher Jed Columbus Howell 1793 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 22 May 1877

Death Location: Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA

Father: John Howell

Mother: Escena Osborne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hall

Children(s): Lorenzo Howell

In 1793, Christopher Jed Columbus Howell entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to John Howell and Escena Osborne. In 1851, Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided in Dent, Missouri, USA. Christopher Jed Columbus Howell married Elizabeth Betsy Hall, and had children including Lorenzo Newton Howell. Christopher Jed Columbus Howell passed away in 1877 in Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Christopher Jed Columbus Howell entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to John Howell and Escena Osborne.
  • In 1851, Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided in Dent, Missouri, USA.
  • Christopher Jed Columbus Howell married Elizabeth Betsy Hall, and had children including Lorenzo Newton Howell.
  • Christopher Jed Columbus Howell passed away in 1877 in Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Howell
1766 – 1848
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
JH
Escena Osborne
1770 – 1815
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EO

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hall
1797 – 1875
Birth Location: Beaverdown Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
EH

Children(s)

Lorenzo Howell
1832 – 1912
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
LH

Christopher Howell's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Howell
1793 – 1877
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Howell
1766 – 1848
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Escena Osborne
1770 – 1815
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Howell
1745 – 1819
Cabarrus Co, North Carolina, USA
Sarah ((Osborne)) Magruder
1745 – 1790
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archibald McGruder
1715 – 1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ninion Magruder
– 1803
Mary Magruder

Christopher Howell's Descendants

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Christopher (Jed Columbus) Howell (1793 – 22 May 1877) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Hall (1797 – 22 May 1875)
  1. 1. Lorenzo (Newton) Howell (20 February 1832 – 16 Sep 1912) m. Frances (Emaline) Honey (Abt. 1829 – Aft 1880 and before 1900)
    1. 1. Polly (Jane Honey) Howell (3 January 1862 – 16 January 1961) m. Joel (Sherrill) Marr (20 JUL 1862 – 1941)
      1. 1. William (Alfred) Marr (16 Oct 1881 – 21 Feb 1929)
      2. 2. Frank (Lorenzo) Marr (14 Oct 1883 – 27 MAY 1947) m. Anna (Katherine) Zehnder (12 JAN 1883 – 15 MAY 1968)
        1. 1. Donald (Ivo) Marr (16 APR 1904 – 30 DEC 1944)
        2. 2. Franklin (Joel) Marr (30 Mar 1905 – 20 December 1962) m. Mildred (Jacquetia) Keeney (1 Apr 1905 – 5 Apr 1993)
        3. 3. Eda (Constance) Marr (23 Aug 1906 – 14 Jan 2002)
        4. 4. Polly (Barbara) Marr (07 SEP 1908 – 19 FEB 2008)
        5. 5. Leo (Zehnder) Marr (02 Apr 1912 – 15 Oct 1964) m. Stella (Jane) Fagan (14 Jun 1916 – 2007) m. Mabel Marr
        6. 6. Bertha (Anna) Marr (27 Jul 1914 – 17 Mar 2017)
        7. 7. Lawrence (Barrett) Marr (1 Jan 1917 – 13 Nov 2010)
      3. 3. Gurtha (Emaline) Marr (09 Oct 1887 – Nov 1987)
      4. 4. Lawrence (Allen) Marr (13 Apr 1894 – 14 Dec 1961)

Christopher Howell's Timeline

5 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Christopher Jed Columbus Howell in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
1793
1793
Birth of Christopher Jed Columbus Howell in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
1851
1851-1893
Age 58
Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided here in Dent, Missouri, USA
Dent, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 67
Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided here in Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri, USA
Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri, USA
1877
22 May 1877
Age 84
Death of Christopher Jed Columbus Howell in Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA
Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri; Roll: M653_618; Page: 729; Family History Library Film: 803618
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2056.010; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851-1893
    Event Place: Dent, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Marriage records, Dent County, Missouri : book "A," 1851-1870 and abstracts of wills "A," 1866-1893

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri; Roll: M653_618; Page: 729; Family History Library Film: 803618

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1877
    Event Place: Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dent County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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